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. 1993 Feb;28(2 Pt 2):306-8.
doi: 10.1016/0190-9622(93)70041-q.

Chronic hyperkeratotic herpes zoster and human immunodeficiency virus infection

M C Grossman  1 , M E Grossman
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Chronic hyperkeratotic herpes zoster and human immunodeficiency virus infection

M C Grossman et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1993 Feb.

Abstract

A patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection had hyperkeratotic papules in the T 11 and T 12 dermatomes in which she previously had papulovesicular herpes zoster. Findings of a biopsy specimen and viral culture of these papules subsequently revealed varicella-zoster that eventually responded to prolonged high-dose acyclovir therapy and debridement. A review of reported cases of hyperkeratotic varicella-zoster infections is presented, in addition to our recommendations for the treatment of varicella-zoster infection in patients who have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

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